:00:18. > :00:24.The Labour MP at the centre of allegations of bullying makes a
:00:24. > :00:27.partial apology but denies threatening an SNP MP.
:00:27. > :00:31.Police hunt a rapist who attacked a woman in a tent at an anti-
:00:31. > :00:34.capitalist demonstration in the centre of Glasgow.
:00:34. > :00:37.Scotland's population is booming - it's expected to rise to its
:00:37. > :00:47.highest-ever level this year, but what will the cost be for future
:00:47. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:55.generations? I think people like me, who were born in the 1950s, have
:00:55. > :00:58.been very lucky. I do not think there will be services like to wear
:00:58. > :01:01.them. And later in the programme. It used
:01:01. > :01:06.to be called murderball. It's fast and furious and now the paralympic
:01:06. > :01:11.sport of wheelchair rugby has come to Glasgow.
:01:11. > :01:18.A senior Labour MP has denied that he bullied a female nationalist
:01:18. > :01:24.politician. Ian Davidson has apologised for any offence he may
:01:24. > :01:34.have cost. Dr Whiteford said that he told her at a meeting that he
:01:34. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:44.would -- she would get at doing. -- "get a doing". Back in the chair
:01:44. > :01:49.today, 24 hours after allegations he threatened a committee member. I
:01:49. > :01:57.did not press in any one. apologise if anyone took offence.
:01:57. > :02:07.There was no threat, I reiterate. Absent from a two-day's meeting,
:02:07. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:15.the SNP MP who claimed that she was threatened last week. He fell to
:02:15. > :02:20.understand that there is no circumstances in which you can say
:02:20. > :02:30.something like that and had it not construed as a threat. The sooner
:02:30. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:39.that. Get put across, the better. One MP said that they did here
:02:39. > :02:44.defrays alleged. But that MP was not present today. I was at the
:02:44. > :02:51.session. It was private and I will not divulge exactly what was said,
:02:51. > :02:58.but nothing aggressive or hostile was said. Earlier, the First
:02:58. > :03:05.Minister waded into the affair, demanding Mr Davidson's resignation.
:03:05. > :03:13.It is a very serious matter. This is 2011, where men cannot make
:03:13. > :03:18.threatening but remarks towards women. It is not the first time
:03:18. > :03:25.that Mr Davidson has been involved in a war of words with the SNP. For
:03:25. > :03:31.those of us who want the challenge of the narrow neo-fascism of the
:03:31. > :03:38.nationalist... He later apologised. It seems his apology today may not
:03:38. > :03:42.be enough to bring back cordial relations in these parts.
:03:42. > :03:50.Labour's claims that this has been orchestrated by the SNP. Why would
:03:51. > :03:54.they do this? It is a batter all of claim and counter-claim. Labour
:03:54. > :04:04.says it SNP has orchestrated this or that Labour will not have a
:04:04. > :04:12.member on the committee. The SNP say they have not orchestrated this
:04:12. > :04:20.for political reasons, that Dr Whiteford is genuinely aggrieved by
:04:20. > :04:27.the comments she says were made to her. One member of the committee
:04:27. > :04:35.has said to us the did hear those remarks. Does this mean the at for
:04:35. > :04:41.the foreseeable future, the SNP will not be represented? It seemed
:04:41. > :04:51.that we a, Dr Whiteford says she will not return until Ian Davidson
:04:51. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :05:00.apologises. The result is that there is an inquiry and there will
:05:00. > :05:05.be no SNP member on that inquiry. I would then have been raped in a
:05:05. > :05:13.tent and a protest camp in Glasgow city centre.
:05:13. > :05:23.-- a woman as been raped. The protest was there as part of their
:05:23. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:31.global anti-greed campaign. Today, the focus has shifted from the
:05:31. > :05:39.anti-greed campaign as one of their women here was raped. Police are
:05:39. > :05:46.looking for two men, both accused of assaulting her. The female who
:05:47. > :05:54.was attacked knew both the assailants, not by name but had
:05:54. > :06:00.known them for the past couple of days. To a new day, they had been
:06:00. > :06:03.holding events in the square. They say they had been approached by
:06:03. > :06:08.homeless and vulnerable people and had been given them food and
:06:08. > :06:12.shelter. They said the women who was attacked was someone they were
:06:12. > :06:18.helping. It raises questions about who else was there and what checks
:06:18. > :06:26.there were about who was allowed to stay here. The group said they did
:06:26. > :06:30.have security concerns. On Tuesday the 25th, the camp past and general
:06:30. > :06:39.democratic agreement concerning the safety and security of the members
:06:39. > :06:45.of the public occupying the camp. Introduced as safer spaces policy.
:06:46. > :06:55.The protests as do not have permission to come here. -- the
:06:56. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:05.We would prefer them to move on. have been clear with them since
:07:05. > :07:15.Saturday that they have no right to be here. The police priority is to
:07:15. > :07:25.find the attackers. Still to come, the very unwelcome guests that
:07:25. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:31.could be about to come to life in your home.
:07:31. > :07:41.And, lo Austin translation - the latest iPhone technology meets the
:07:41. > :07:41.
:07:41. > :07:51.Scottish accent. -- lost in translation. Get ready 4th thrills
:07:51. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :08:00.and spills go lower and the world There are more people living in
:08:00. > :08:04.Scotland today than at any other point in our history. In 25 years'
:08:04. > :08:09.time, the population will be approaching 6 million. The reasons
:08:09. > :08:15.are a rise in birth rates, a fall in death rates and an increasing
:08:15. > :08:19.number of people coming to live. We are looking at the figures - are we
:08:19. > :08:25.going to start with a big one? going to start with a big one?
:08:25. > :08:30.IS certainly am. This is the world population counter. It is rocketing
:08:31. > :08:36.towards 7 billion. The highest birth rate is in the developing
:08:36. > :08:43.world. In Scotland, we are doing our own small bet to contribute to
:08:43. > :08:49.the world's growing population. Our population is on the rise,
:08:49. > :08:55.according to recent figures. Right now, there are more people living
:08:55. > :09:01.here than ever before. The numbers are definitely on the rise. Some
:09:01. > :09:11.sections of the population, more so than others. The number of
:09:11. > :09:11.
:09:11. > :09:20.pensioners will go up by 26%. That is in the next 25 years. What
:09:20. > :09:24.impact will this have? I have been a long to add Glasgow mother and
:09:24. > :09:27.toddler group to see what the toddler group to see what the
:09:27. > :09:35.future may hold. This family is just one of a few that has decided
:09:35. > :09:40.to settle in Scotland. The father is Spanish but the
:09:40. > :09:49.mother is Scottish. Opportunities, especially education for my
:09:50. > :09:56.daughter. Scotland is a grey place to live and it is nice to be at --
:09:56. > :10:02.realise that other people are realising that too. What effect my
:10:02. > :10:07.eight a growing population have on our public services?
:10:07. > :10:15.The war me to be more nurseries and doctors. -- there will need to be
:10:15. > :10:25.more nurseries and doctors. There will hopefully be more people
:10:25. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:32.paying more taxes. The it suggests that the population will grow in
:10:32. > :10:36.Scotland at a modest rate. This is positive, because we can expect the
:10:36. > :10:43.labour force to grow. That is essential for sustaining economic
:10:43. > :10:52.growth. The risk is a our were a force for the future. -- This Is
:10:52. > :10:58.Our workforce for the future. the time I get to that stage, I do
:10:58. > :11:03.not think there will be a state pension. I had been a very lucky.
:11:04. > :11:09.People like me, who were born in the 1950s, have been very lucky.
:11:09. > :11:13.And the time we have been talking, there have been quite a few berths
:11:13. > :11:23.there have been quite a few berths in the world.
:11:23. > :11:27.
:11:27. > :11:30.I wonder where that 7 billion baby A witness has told a jury that he
:11:30. > :11:32.saw a man shot dead in front of saw a man shot dead in front of
:11:32. > :11:41.saw a man shot dead in front of them before he was also shot in the
:11:41. > :11:46.back of the head. David Dalgleish was testifying at the inquest into
:11:46. > :11:56.the death of Muhammad Nadeem the death of Muhammad Nadeem
:11:56. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :12:05.Siddique. It was between Muhammad Nadeem so deep's brother and the
:12:05. > :12:10.co-accused. At the end of that meeting, David Dalgleish told the
:12:10. > :12:14.court, my men Nadim Siddique was shot in the chest. He said it was
:12:14. > :12:24.at point-blank range. The gun was then pointed at David Dalgleish. He
:12:24. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:37.then realised, he said, that it was In fact, he had been shot in the
:12:37. > :12:42.back of the head. The court heard When he rose to his feet, he told
:12:42. > :12:48.the court, he had seen a pool of blood on the ground near where he
:12:48. > :12:55.had been lying. The three accused men deny charges of murder and
:12:55. > :12:58.attempted murder. The trial continues. Some of the other
:12:58. > :13:03.stories across Scotland this Wednesday...
:13:03. > :13:07.The former Ireland Ian Foreign Minister, Musa Kusa, has denied
:13:07. > :13:12.being involved in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
:13:12. > :13:18.It follows allegations broadcast on the BBC Panorama programme. He
:13:18. > :13:22.defected in March. He said he had voluntarily helped in the
:13:22. > :13:24.investigations. Plans to private eyes bin collections and street
:13:24. > :13:29.cleaning and Edinburgh are in disarray.
:13:29. > :13:37.The SNP, which runs the coalition council with the Liberal Democrats,
:13:37. > :13:41.says it will not back the moves. A cylinder of a night as oxide,
:13:41. > :13:48.believed to have been stolen from a local hospital, has been found by
:13:48. > :13:51.the roadside near Ashkirk, outside Selkirk.
:13:51. > :14:00.There was a similar incident at Hawick Community Hospital the same
:14:01. > :14:04.They are the workhorses of the modern farm and that is why it
:14:04. > :14:10.farmers are up in arms about European plans to change the way
:14:10. > :14:14.quad bikes are built and used. They are worried that proposals to make
:14:14. > :14:19.bite safer to drive on the road to what actually make them more
:14:19. > :14:25.dangerous to drive on the farm. In the countryside the quad bike
:14:25. > :14:30.has become ubiquitous. Ideal for getting across rough ground quickly,
:14:30. > :14:36.it is no exaggeration to say that these relatively cheap machines
:14:36. > :14:43.have revolutionised every day tours on the farms. It is nearly as
:14:43. > :14:47.useful as my right arm. It has used every day. The amount of time it
:14:47. > :14:52.says may could not be quantified. It is one of the biggest
:14:52. > :14:57.improvements I have had in my career. But there is a threat in
:14:57. > :15:02.the horizon. The increasing use of what's on public roads has led to
:15:02. > :15:08.EU proposals on the specifications. Critics says that these would make
:15:09. > :15:13.them safer on tarmac but undermine their ability to work off road.
:15:13. > :15:19.would not be as good having gripped going up steep embankments. They
:15:19. > :15:29.become less saved and that is the worry I have. But by introducing
:15:29. > :15:34.the standardisation we actually hit the farming and industrially.
:15:34. > :15:38.Critics say any new rules must distinguish between quads designed
:15:38. > :15:44.for off-road work and those aimed at the leisure market. Farmers do
:15:44. > :15:48.except that EU is trying to deal with genuine safety concerns about
:15:48. > :15:52.on road use. But they argue that if the plans go ahead as they are
:15:52. > :15:59.currently framed, they could destroy one of the most vital
:15:59. > :16:03.pieces of farm machinery that has ever been produced.
:16:03. > :16:08.We are always on our guard for a winter flu epidemic. But what about
:16:08. > :16:12.a winter flea epidemic? It seems that tiny creatures like this have
:16:12. > :16:17.been lying dormant over the summer and could be ready to emerge as the
:16:17. > :16:24.central heating is switched on. Pet owners are being advised to strike
:16:24. > :16:28.now. Time for a little health check.
:16:28. > :16:33.This border terrier does not have fleas, not surprising as her owner
:16:33. > :16:40.is the vet. But for dogs and cats fleas can be a menace at this time
:16:40. > :16:46.of year. This is a model of a cat flea. They are bad to news. By the
:16:46. > :16:52.time you have got an infestation, your dog, all you're dogs and cats
:16:52. > :16:57.are invested. You can take it as granted. And so is your house. For
:16:57. > :17:03.every flea on your pet, it is reckoned there are up to 2000 line
:17:03. > :17:05.around the house. Here is a flea having a meal on a human. It is
:17:05. > :17:12.feared that the winter months could bring a huge increase in their
:17:12. > :17:16.numbers. The problem is that we share our homes with our Peps and
:17:16. > :17:23.when we sit on the heating it is ideal breeding can it -- breeding
:17:23. > :17:27.conditions for please. They could get into you are so fat and your
:17:27. > :17:36.curtains and carpets. Dog-walkers near Stirling wanted me to know
:17:36. > :17:40.that animals did not have fleas. A lot of pet owners do not know that
:17:40. > :17:50.if their dog picks up a fleet they have to treat the whole house.
:17:50. > :17:51.
:17:51. > :17:56.assume they would not go anywhere but the dog. That is an eye-opener!
:17:56. > :18:02.If you are early enough you can catch it on the dock. I have never
:18:02. > :18:09.had the problem, thank the best! the advice is to protect against
:18:09. > :18:19.fleas all year round so that you have a happy pit and happy home. --
:18:19. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:29.There is a big match tonight. High- ups versus Celtic at Easter Road.
:18:29. > :18:34.The game is like on the BBC and kicks off in half an hour. Our
:18:34. > :18:38.correspondent managed to get hold of a couple of management types.
:18:38. > :18:44.Damp overhead conditions tonight for this quarter-final match. I am
:18:44. > :18:52.delighted to be joined by a two assistants. Is there more pressure
:18:52. > :18:57.on Hibernian tonight? I think there is pressure in every game. It is
:18:57. > :19:04.something to be enjoyed and the results last night, it is something
:19:04. > :19:10.to be -- to look in forward to. Obviously Celtic have acted it -- a
:19:10. > :19:17.terrific tradition in cup ties. Is this one Celtic want to be in?
:19:17. > :19:23.We want to Galway. That means we have to win tonight. -- Cork all
:19:23. > :19:30.the way. Hopefully it will be a great night. There has been a
:19:30. > :19:38.number of upsets. Does that play on your mind? Not at all. I been of
:19:38. > :19:45.football is always a chance. I am sure that we can handle it. We
:19:45. > :19:51.should be the favourites. We have a lot of good players. Hibernian had
:19:51. > :19:56.agreed game against St Mirren and so they will be a challenge.
:19:56. > :20:01.Cup campaign is obviously a chance to bring some silverware back to
:20:01. > :20:05.Easter Road. That would be great. Motherwell played really well and
:20:05. > :20:12.went through on penalties. But things are stepping up. We're
:20:12. > :20:22.playing better than what we wear. We played well on Saturday. -- what
:20:22. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:29.we wear. Any cup is a big aspiration. We hope we do well.
:20:29. > :20:36.wish both the view the best of luck. Last time these teams met in the
:20:36. > :20:41.League Cup was back in 2003. That might have earned him one.
:20:41. > :20:48.The match will be live on BBC Two Scotland. The programme starts at
:20:48. > :20:53.7:00pm. You will be able to see all the goals from last night's Cup
:20:53. > :20:58.matches as well. Aficionados of their sport in our
:20:58. > :21:03.next story originally described the game as murder ball, although these
:21:03. > :21:06.days it goes by the name of wheelchair rugby. It is a
:21:06. > :21:11.Paralympic sport and the Great Britain team who will be taking
:21:11. > :21:18.part in it next year at where in Glasgow today.
:21:18. > :21:22.Welcome to the fast and furious world of wheelchair rugby. The way
:21:22. > :21:29.I'd describe it is like being on the dodgems. That is exactly what
:21:29. > :21:38.it is like. Throb all into the next and make it more exciting! -- throw
:21:38. > :21:47.a ball. Our special player camera fitted to a wheelchair can take us
:21:47. > :21:54.closer to the action. It is a tough sport. When people come along and
:21:54. > :22:01.see this, seeing as crash into each other, I think they are a little
:22:01. > :22:07.bit end all. I think we do, but to really we need a volunteer to
:22:07. > :22:13.sample the rough and tumble for himself. Who would be mad enough?
:22:13. > :22:18.am going to have a little shocked and I know I will be terrible. --
:22:18. > :22:25.shot. You can tell that these people have been playing hard. I
:22:25. > :22:33.will be the odd one out. It looks like he was writing off! Full marks
:22:33. > :22:41.for trying. Rather him than me! That is the sport. I would have
:22:41. > :22:46.taken part but I had a sore head! At the iPhone 4, the piece of
:22:46. > :22:51.technology it launched with a flourish this month, has hit a
:22:51. > :22:58.glitch in Scotland. The product's much heralded a voice technology
:22:58. > :23:02.has had some trouble crossing the Atlantic.
:23:02. > :23:07.It created quite some excitement among techno geeks when it was
:23:07. > :23:12.launched in London less than two weeks ago. But now the new iPhone 4
:23:13. > :23:18.is instead creating confusion, and not least here in Aberdeen, where I
:23:18. > :23:27.have got the voice recognition software to the test. -- put it to
:23:27. > :23:33.the test. I do not know what you mean. What do you think of the
:23:33. > :23:37.shopping centre here? Let's see what it says. Sorry, I can only
:23:37. > :23:47.look for businesses in the United States and when you were using US
:23:47. > :23:53.English. Where am I? Where are my movie theatres. Would you buy one
:23:53. > :24:00.of these? I have the I phone anyway so I might upgrade. It has got a
:24:00. > :24:09.lot of good reports. Would you use this facility? Yes. I would
:24:09. > :24:14.persevere. They have installed voice-recognition technology in
:24:15. > :24:20.this, I have heard of this. course, voice-recognition
:24:20. > :24:25.technology is not something you for Scots. But even linguists except
:24:25. > :24:30.this is a challenge which is almost insurmountable. Could you please
:24:30. > :24:33.repeat that? Technologically, it is going to be a major challenge that
:24:33. > :24:38.will devise a machine that will pick up all the different accents
:24:38. > :24:43.or even all the different principle accents spoken with in the English-
:24:43. > :24:47.speaking world. The fact is that if it is only able to pick up one or
:24:47. > :24:54.two then its market is going to be very limited. Of course, there are
:24:54. > :25:04.some people who can always be understood. I what is the time?
:25:04. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:11.We certainly solve some sunshine today but also some slow-moving
:25:11. > :25:17.showers. As the going to this evening and overnight, dry and
:25:17. > :25:23.cloudy for most of us. Here is the map from 7pm. We have a weather
:25:23. > :25:30.front pushing up the west coast. Winds picking up. Elsewhere, a
:25:30. > :25:35.reasonably dry and cloudy. Overnight rise 27 degrees. In Elgin,
:25:35. > :25:41.temperatures could get down to actually three degrees. Tomorrow,
:25:41. > :25:44.up it is a day of sunshine and showers. Through the day towards
:25:44. > :25:49.the afternoon, cloud begins to build in the south-east and up the
:25:49. > :25:57.east coast as well. Into mid- afternoon, at the Borders, and
:25:57. > :26:02.Dumfries and Galloway, all will be showery. Away from here, dry, fine
:26:02. > :26:08.and bright. High is up to 12 or 13 degrees. Showery across the Western
:26:08. > :26:11.Isles but a much better day for Orkney and Shetland. Through the
:26:11. > :26:16.second half of the afternoon tomorrow, or we will see some rain
:26:16. > :26:21.pushing into the east coast. It will not stay too long. Showers
:26:21. > :26:25.will continue across the north-west. Every take a look at the pressure
:26:25. > :26:30.charge, or we can see that rain making its way up to the north.
:26:30. > :26:38.This the area of low pressure will make its way to us but not until
:26:38. > :26:41.Saturday. Dry, fine and bright will be the order of the day. As we go
:26:41. > :26:49.through the afternoon, we will start to see cloud pursue end
:26:49. > :26:59.towards Lewis and Harris. Into the weekend, for a Saturday that low-
:26:59. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:09.pressure is making its way end and making it Alb wet and damp day.
:27:09. > :27:13.Sunday should be an improvement A summary. A senior Labour MP has
:27:13. > :27:18.denied that he bullied at be no nationalist politician, but Ian
:27:18. > :27:26.Davidson has apologised to really quite furred for any offence he may
:27:26. > :27:31.have caused. She alleged that he said that she would, I get a doing.
:27:31. > :27:37.If the euro fails then at Europe fails, that was the warning from